Tobacco products; manufacturers and importers; remove certain bonding requirements
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 48-11-4 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the licensing of persons engaged in tobacco business, initial and annual fees, suspension and revocation, registration and inspection of vending machines, bond by distributor, jurisdiction, and licensing of promotional activities, so as to remove certain bonding requirements pertaining to manufacturers and importers of tobacco products; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2014
Committee Review
Mar 2014
House Passage
Feb 2014
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 31, 2014
Last action Mar 13, 2014
Floor votes · House Feb 26, 2014
How they voted
125–0
Passed · 9 other
Total votes 134
Feb 26, 2014
D
Democratic45
91% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican88
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Mar 13, 2014
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Mar 3, 2014
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Feb 26, 2014
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted
lower
Feb 19, 2014
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Penny Houston
RRepublican
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